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| Recidivism rates and La Crosse County's drug court: Is program working? |
| By wxow.com |
| Published: 07/24/2013 |
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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) -- La Crosse County's drug court has taken in 135 participants since its creation in 2001, with 58 of those participants successfully graduating and 77 of them failing to finish. There are an additional 23 people currently enrolled in the program. But graduating from drug court, a minimum year-long program requiring intense treatment therapy, community service and frequent appearances before a judge, among other tasks, is not a guarantee of a drug-free future. Police allege Damien Mracek, a 31-year old arrested last month in connection with a fatal hit and run accident in May, is an example of a graduate falling by the wayside of recidivism. Mracek completed the program in 2009 but police said he had been using drugs before the crash in May. Read More. |
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